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People walk past a poster simulating facial recognition software at the Security China 2018 exhibition on public safety and security in Beijing, China on October 24, 2018
People walk past a poster simulating facial recognition software at the Security China 2018 exhibition on public safety and security in Beijing, China on October 24, 2018 Thomas Peter/Reuters
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Cyber Week in Review: May 10, 2024

by Kat Duffy, Kyle Fendorf, and Cecilia Marrinan May 10, 2024

State Department releases digital diplomacy strategy; Microsoft bans police from using AI facial recognition; sixty eight companies sign CISA pledge; researchers discover whale alphabet; Microsoft introduces AI for intel agencies. Read More

Cybersecurity
Cyber Week in Review: October 6, 2023
NSA to launch AI security center; Freedom on the Net 2023 released; State Department releases report on Chinese disinformation; Red Cross releases advisory on hacktivists; Fifth Circuit changes Missouri v. Biden ruling.
Blog Post by Kat Duffy and Kyle Fendorf October 6, 2023 Net Politics
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Governing Artificial Intelligence: A Conversation with Kent Walker
Kat Duffy moderated a private dialogue on AI and human rights with Google’s Kent Walker and heads of human rights organizations on the sidelines of UNGA. This follow-up conversation reflects some themes raised in that session.
Blog Post by Kat Duffy , Kent Walker and Kyle Fendorf October 3, 2023 Net Politics
Technology and Innovation
Cyber Week in Review: September 29, 2023
X cuts half of its election integrity team; PCLOB endorses Section 702 limits; Cyberattack hits Bermudan government; Pro-Ukrainian group leaks Russian flight records; U.S. convened summit on cybersecurity in Latin America.
Blog Post by Kat Duffy and Kyle Fendorf September 29, 2023 Net Politics
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
    The UK AI Summit: Time to Elevate Democratic Values
    Ahead of the Global Summit on Artificial Intelligence Safety from November 1 to 2, the United Kingdom needs to bring its AI policy back in line with the values of freedom, democracy, and rule of law.
    Blog Post by Merve Hickok and Marc Rotenberg September 27, 2023 Net Politics
  • Cybersecurity
    Cyber Week in Review: September 22, 2023
    UK Parliament passes Online Safety Bill; Countries announce new AI funding commitments; Ireland fines TikTok $370 million; Ransomware attack hits Colombian government; International Criminal Court says it was hacked.
    Blog Post by Kat Duffy and Kyle Fendorf September 22, 2023 Net Politics
  • Cybersecurity
    Cyber Week in Review: September 15, 2023
    FTC says X violated consent decree; Hackers shut down MGM systems; Senators host AI summit; U.S. appeals court invalidates most of disinformation injunction; Advisory group pushes back on Global Digital Compact.
    Blog Post by Kat Duffy and Kyle Fendorf September 15, 2023 Net Politics
  • Technology and Innovation
    The TikTok Trap
    TikTok is an easy scapegoat, but the lack of tech regulation and data protection is the underlying cause of our collective anxiety in the digital age.
    Blog Post by Catherine Powell and Alexandra Dent September 13, 2023 Net Politics
  • Cybersecurity
    Cyber Week in Review: September 8, 2023
    OGP Summit meets in Estonia; Mudge joins CISA; UK will not break end to end encryption; EU designates gatekeepers under Digital Markets Act; DEF CON Generative Red Team Challenge concludes.
    Blog Post by Kat Duffy and Kyle Fendorf September 8, 2023 Net Politics
  • Cybersecurity
    There’s A Cop In My Pocket: Policymakers Need to Stop Advocating Surveillance by Default.
    Encryption, cybersecurity, and technology policies, like the RESTRICT and EARN-IT Acts, with nonexistent tradeoffs address symptoms, not problems, and they do it badly.    
    Blog Post by Tarah Wheeler and Geoffrey Cain August 28, 2023 Net Politics